The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-11-14
THE BOOK TABLE.

tan evangelist.
THE BOOK TABLE.
Marion Crawford shows his fondncsS for
Italy, where he has lived 81 much Of his
life, hy the vivid stur,r, of It's people aud
It's history that he has written. II is q
iayoritc field irom which 10 draw the
charmed flowers Oi r,maucc or the tapS
OF realism. fpnm the historic carcCrs Of
the CulonnaS. the Houshc>c, the Ccnci,
many have been the stories and tales
which the brief chroniclrrs Of the time
have woven while the history oi the pCo.
pie, from the time ot Ricuh 10 Victor
Emanuel. has furnished the world with
many oi IT, dramatic ,'aS>.
Crawford has chN>yu. IN the story Ot
"Mtrsi1, Cruelty. 90 tell the simple
1t. of ulu sinful hatred turned % hove
I15 if.yrtau through the benign prscucc
In Oh. g-1>s Mario /, a worker In metals.
rhrr'ggh artist. ami a dryout wUr,hipcr
9i Cei nj ana ht, r,tool, but whose moral
nrI-, BIO hryn urucd from H. prrTyr
rhhnuglS until Dc not uu'y >COrus the
rreu-1r bUs 4splss h, priests, his
s.rrauts
tia. brother. Don P,olo. i a member Of
flg hatr,l cttss. Asni hy receives his full
,h'rr OF MSrEo's openly expressed and
NniirtiVc >cun.
Mario has ~ i9tercd this feeling that it
oycrmasicrs him, and lac does not hesitate
to design the dealt of his only brother, be-
lieying that by this means his family rcla-
tons NAV he restored 90 such footing
that his wife and daughter will respect his
ideas and opinions, rather than follow the
dictates Of the priest Of the church.
Paolo brings Mario commission from
The cardinal iot b iRassiye silver crucifix,
and in his 10y tAcr the nodclsand designs
his artistic instincts almost overcome his
unnatural thoughts.
While studying the cruCilicd image the
saving influence Of the inanimatc figure
dcsccnds upon him, aud his brothcrly love
returns in ilood-iidc oi passion.
Crawford has written, rs lac usually does,
in n bright, spirited style. While the plot or
movement 81 the story j. not painted, the
moral Is effectively wrought. His style is
still as flowing and graceful as ever and,
while his latest work does not conform 20
some Of his broader attempts, IL ncvcrthc-
less forms bright link in his series II is
not supposed that he intended TO give the
reading world perfect or finished novel
in "Marzio's CrucihN" IL il simply n
sketch. briefly aud rapidly told. with q
motive pure Ia is purpose and holy In is
effect.
The lat work from the pen Of Miss Nh.
lock was an article fer IIarpcrs Ba1ar. con.
tanning a kindly criticism oi Miss Mary
Anderson.
Those who remember the handsome cdi.
ton Of Keats "lamia" issued last winter
viii h. glad to know that the same artist,
viii N low has drawn the Illustration,
Zoe bis "Odcs aud Souncts"
Augustine Bircll. the author Of tive
volumes OF essays entitled "Ohitcr Die
o." g. an Englishm,u. This may nc
count ior the sarcastic iling- ut Fmuic lnt
AZ BfYwuing.
T.. 4. Froudc. the historian. again mp
| pan. before the puhlir. This time undcl
more favorable auspices -as the author %
lhr English in the West Indies"
4 catalogue, which will contain cla,.i
/ GeI Dit 81 about 2j,Upp oi the best currpu
lacks in all departments, will shortly b,
issued. This isagoui chance Tor the ON
/ uiy,r1us reader.
The advance shcD. ~ :. :. CoN's "pi
versions Il Diplomat ia Turkey give
| every evidence Oi striking interest aud en-
/ guessing humor
Stcycnson's "Dr J,kyllhnd Mr.. HYDE
was recently made the subject oi sermon
/ hya Chicago minister. the good and cyi
ui our natures being represented by ,hcs,
individuals IN
Prof H. II. Boyc,un, who has writer
some delightful sketches. both oi Hrlinr
and fact, has in pr'.s the story NJ IA,
modern Noneman under ihc title oi 9Th,
Modern viking
The author OF the "Iurhholl Family
has continued the STORY ui the trial, an,
troubles, To which an interested public ha
given ear, inlo ihirl volume s,lc.
! "Iou Wiihelmihc which concludes an,
/ dispusps happily % ih" umiahIu FRAT
Maurice Thompson ha, expressed hi
opinion Of llowclls ~ u novelist Nicr
brief criticism of h.. methods and hi
works. hc dcrlars, ~ novelist.
should class Mr. Howell, little hrlov
pludct and little above Thus ilrl,. i
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